â€¢ Supports a variety of codecs and transports from a mix of vendors, along with simultaneous output of unicast and multicast streams;

â€¢ Performs intelligent storage load balancing across storage devices, with the ability to detect and utilize the Network-Attached Storage (NAS) unit with the greatest available storage space; and

â€¢ Detects storage system power and hardware failures and automatically shifts data to any remaining storage systems.

"The advent of advanced, high-resolution, low-cost IP cameras is driving customers into surveillance solutions that lack scalability or compatibility with other technologies," said Steelbox Founder and CEO Richard Howes. "The report concludes that with the DMSS, organizations will no longer be forced to sacrifice the quantity or quality of their video due to insufficient switching and storage throughput."